Olympic men's soccer bracket: Standings, schedule and what to know

Men's soccer has been grabbing headlines during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games , with 16 teams chasing a gold medal in what could be a wide-open tournament played in some of France's most iconic stadiums.

Host nation France will be hoping to stand atop the podium on August 9, the date of the Olympic men's soccer final. Two-time defending gold medalists Brazil failed to qualify, as did 2020 Games bronze winners Mexico, a development that leaves nations like Argentina, Spain, Japan and — with a healthy dose of luck — the United States hopeful about the prospect of winning medals.

This will be the 28th men's soccer tournament, which holds a unique place in the world soccer hierarchy. To avoid conflicting with the World Cup, Olympic soccer on the men's side functions largely as a tournament for players aged under 23. Professionals are allowed, and every team can include up to three over-age players on their tournament roster.

Here's everything you need to know about the men's soccer tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Olympics 2024: Men's soccer Olympic groups for Paris, updated standings

Group A

• France | 9 points
• United States | 6 points
• New Zealand | 3 points
• Guinea | 0 points

Group B

• Morocco | 6 points
• Argentina | 6 points
• Ukraine | 3 points
• Iraq | 3 points

Group C

• Egypt | 7 points
• Spain | 6 points
• Dominican Republic | 2 points
• Uzbekistan | 1 points

Group D

• Japan | 9 points
• Paraguay | 6 points
• Mali | 1 points
• Israel | 1 points

Olympics 2024: Men's soccer group match schedule, results

All times Eastern.

Wednesday, July 24

Group A

• New Zealand 2-1 Guinea
• U.S. 3-0 France

Group B

• Morocco 2-1 Argentina
• Iraq 2-1 Ukraine

Group C

• Spain 2-1 Uzbekistan
• Egypt 0-0 Dominican Republic

Group D

• Japan 5-0 Paraguay
• Mali 1-1 Israel

Saturday, July 27

Group A

• U.S. 4-1 New Zealand
• France 1-0 Guinea

Group B

• Argentina 3-1 Iraq
• Ukraine 2-1 Morocco

Group C

• Spain 3-1 Dominican Republic
• Egypt 1-0 Uzbekistan

Group D

• Paraguay 4-2 Israel
• Japan 1-0 Mali

Tuesday, July 30

Group A

• United States 3-0 Guinea
• New Zealand 0-3 France

Group B

• Ukraine 0-2 Argentina
• Morocco 3-0 Iraq

Group C

• Dominican Republic 1-1 Uzbekistan
• Spain 1-2 Egypt

Group D

• Paraguay 1-0 Mali
• Israel 0-1 Japan

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Olympics 2024: Men's soccer knockout rounds schedule

Friday, August 2

• Men's Quarterfinal #1 : Morocco vs. United States: 9 a.m.
• Men's Quarterfinal #2: Japan vs. Spain: 11 a.m.
• Men's Quarterfinal #3: Egypt vs. Paraguay: 1 p.m.
• Men's Quarterfinal #4: France vs. Argentina: 3 p.m.

Monday, August 5

• Men's Semifinal #1: Noon
• Men's Semifinal #2: 3 p.m.

Olympics 2024: Women's soccer medal rounds schedule

Thursday, August 8

Men's bronze medal match: 11 a.m.

Friday, August 9

Men's gold medal match: Noon

Paris Olympics 2024: How to watch the Summer Games across TV and streaming

Date: July 24-Aug. 11

TV: Games broadcast across NBC, USA Network, E!, Telemundo, CNBC and Golf Channel

Streaming: Peacock , nbcolympics.com

Stream the Olympics: Catch all the Paris 2024 action with a Peacock subscription

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